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Digital Files, 1994-2014

Contains digital files from the following accessions: Accession A2019.014, Accession A2019.015, Accession A2019.024, Accession A2019.068, Accession A2021.048, Accession A2021.059. Consists of Word files, WordPerfect files, and a PowerPoint that belonged to the office of Gerda Fillenbaum and Harvey J. Cohen, as well as images from a George Maddox Lecture and Duke Undergraduate Program in Human Development Senior Seminar. The files date to 1994 and 2006 to 2014.

  2. Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development Records, 1952-2019

Accession A2019.024, 1996-2006

Includes questionnaires and forms pertaining to the Behavior Rating Scale for Dementia (BRSD). Also includes a PowerPoint that summarizes the history of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD). Files types include WordPerfect (.WPD) and a PowerPoint. The original carriers for these files were 3.5 inch floppy disks. The digital files date from 1996 to 2006.

  2. Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development Records, 1952-2019
  3. Digital Files, 1994-2014

Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development Records, 1952-2019 214.95 Linear Feet (139 cartons, 6 card boxes, 4 flat boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 1 large map folder, 1 small map folder) and 358.02 MB

The Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development was created in 1955 by the U.S. Surgeon General and was designated as one of five regional resource centers on aging. The center's first initiatives included the Duke Longitudinal Studies, a 20-year project begun in 1956 that monitored the physical, mental, social, and economic status of approximately 800 older adults. Types of materials include correspondence, audiovisual materials, reprints, departmental histories, budget materials, computer printouts, brochures, newsletters, clippings, directories, grant materials, questionnaires, printed materials, architectural plans, and internal administrative papers such as meeting minutes, reports, publications, and photographs. Major subjects include the study of aging and human development, mental health, geriatric medicine, psychological and psychiatric behavior of older adults, Carol Woods Retirement Home, the Hillhaven LaSalle Nursing Center, the Forest at Duke, the Greenery Rehabilitation Center, the United Methodist Retirement Home, the Croasdaile Village, and Ewald W. Busse. A portion of the materials came from the files of Dorothy K. Heyman; these files have been interspersed throughout the collection. The collection contains materials from Gerda G. Fillenbaum concerning the Study at Carol Woods in Chapel Hill, NC (1979-1981), the Longitudinal Retirement History Study (1969-1979), the Older Americans Resources and Services Program (OARS), and the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD). The collection also contains materials from Lisa P. Gwyther, concerning her work with Alzheimer's and related diseases and the Duke Aging Center Family Support Program. The collection also contains materials from Mitchell Heflin concerning the Consortium for Faculty Development to Advance Geriatric Education (FD-AGE), the Duke Geriatrics Division's curriculum on the care of older adults entitled "Clinical Core on Aging", and the Duke Geriatric Education Center (GEC). Materials range in date from 1952 to 2019.